Fantasy Tip: Brown probably will not see consistent playing time in 2014 but likely will have an impact in the red zone. Brown probably will not be drafted in many upcoming fantasy drafts, but he could be a waiver wire option if he has a bigger role in the offense.

Baltimore Ravens WR Marlon Brown is healthy and focused on improving as a receiver heading into the 2014 season. Last offseason, Brown was rehabbing an ACL tear and wasn't as focused on the nuances of the game. He is working on every aspect of his game, including reading defensive schemes.

Fantasy Tip: Don't overvalue Brown based on 2013. There are too many mouths to feed ahead of him in the Ravens' conservative passing attack. Brown is a late-round flier in deep leagues, but is best left for the waiver wire in standard formats.

Baltimore Ravens WR Marlon Brown (knee) said he expects to play in the team's Week 12 game after missing Week 11 because of his knee injury. He tested the knee during pregame warmups but did not feel confident in the knee.

Baltimore Ravens WR Deonte Thompson could see more action with the team moving to more three-wide receiver sets this year. He caught three passes for 24 yards in Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns. "Deonte is a very good route runner. He can run all the routes outside very effectively. So, when you have a route runner, you like to get him the ball and have him make some plays for you. If people are going to play us the way they're playing us right now, you need a route runner outside to make some plays." Opponents are playing to stop the run and leaving a single high safety and man-on-man coverage on the outside. WR Marlon Brown is also seeing more snap; he was on the field for 56 of the team's 73 offensive plays last week. Brown had 15 more snaps than WR Jacoby Jones.

Fantasy Tip: Keep an eye on Thompson in deeper leagues if he starts being targeted more. Brown is probably the better fantasy target right now, as he's been more heavily involved in the offense all season.

Fantasy Tip: Brown had a season-high nine targets for five catches, 54 yards and two touchdowns in Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns. That marks five TDs on the season. He's become a consistent part of the passing attack and can be seen as a WR3 or 4 most weeks.

Fantasy Tip: No real feel here on whether Brown will be active, but the possible returns of Jacoby Jones (knee) and Brandon Stokley (thigh) don't help his cause. The matchup against the Green Bay Packers is nice, but Brown remains a very risky option.

Fantasy Tip: It's unclear if Jones has a realistic shot to play this weekend; we'll know more on that in the next few days. When he does return, it will likely lessen the impact Marlon Brown will have for his fantasy owners, though.

The Baltimore Ravens could use rookie WR's Marlon Brown and Aaron Mellette in game action Thursday, Sept. 5, against the Denver Broncos. Both receivers have impressed Ravens coach John Harbaugh. "Marlon and Aaron have played really well, especially for rookies," Harbaugh said. "Those guys – they don't feel like rookies out there. … I would anticipate that those two guys will be a factor here going forward. How much they'll play early, or how much they'll be a part of the game plan and those kinds of things are really, really hard to say, but they've put themselves in the mix."